West Africa
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181 Drums of Petrol & 692 Bags Rice Seized From Smugglers By Nigerian Navy in Two Operations in Calabar
January 19: The Nigerian Navy has intercepted suspected smugglers on the Cross River State waterways, with 692 bags of foreign rice and 181 drums of Premium Motor Spirit or petrol. […]
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ECSA Raises the Alarm About the Gulf of Guinea
February 06: At the ECR Conference on Maritime Security and the Blue Economy yesterday in the European Parliament, ECSA [European Community Shipowners’ Association] raises the alarm about the dire security […]
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2 Armed Persons Board and Attempt to Rob Containership Off Benin
January 19, 20:10 UTC: Two persons armed with AK-47 rifles in a boat approached and boarded a drifting container ship in posn. 05:08.3N, 002:17.9E. Alarm raised, deck lights switched off, […]
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Attempted Robbery Aboard Tanker at Lagos Anchorage
February 01, 01:30 UTC: Two unauthorized persons in a boat boarded a tanker at Lagos Anchorage (posn. 06:15.7N – 003:19.1E). They tried to seize the duty AB on routine rounds, […]
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411 kg Cocaine Seized Off Coast of Abidjan; 3 Ghanians Arrested
Source: Jeune Afrique / Baudelaire Mieu February 04: Ivorian authorities seized 411 kilograms of cocaine from three boats during an operation in territorial waters on Monday. The cocaine, which is estimated […]
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Nigeria Suspending Operations of Secure Anchorage
February 03: Nigeria has suspended the secure anchorage, a private initiative used by merchant ships for protection from piracy, and vessels will have to anchor at national ports covered by […]
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Three Nigerian Pirates Arrested in Ondo State; 33 Others Declared Wanted
January 31: The Nigerian Navy has arrested three men in Igbokoda, suspected to have links with the pirates that killed four naval ratings in Ondo State. Their arrest comes barely […]
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Cocaine Seized From Grimaldi Ro-Ro in Dakar, Senegal Again
Source: Le Quotidien January 28: 120kg of cocaine were seized from Grimaldi’s ro-ro GRANDE NIGERIA (IMO #9246580) on Tuesday while the vessel was berthed in Dakar, Senegal. The narcotics […]
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Unspecified “Attack” on Local Trading Boat Near Limbe, Cameroon
Source: MDAT-GoG January 30, approx. 09:40 UTC: Initial limited reports that a speed boat carrying 6-7 armed men reportedly “attacked” a local trading vessel in the vicinity of Limbe (approx. […]
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Theft Aboard OSV at Onne Port, Nigeria
Source: MDAT-GoG & ICC January 29, 03:00 UTC: While berthed at Onne Port (04°41’30N – 007°09’50E), an offshore supply vessel (OSV) was reportedly boarded by one man who stole unspecified […]
